--- title: "Changelog - GeCert" description: "Release history of GeCert (server, from 0.1.0 to 1.8.4) and of Gecert Connect (from 1.0.0 to 1.2.0), with new features, improvements, bug fixes and whether each version updates the database model." canonical: "https://docs.lacunasoftware.com/en-us/articles/gecert/changelog" locale: "en" product: "GeCert" last_updated: "2026-10-13" --- # Changelog - GeCert The GeCert server and [Gecert Connect](https://docs.lacunasoftware.com/en-us/articles/gecert/gecert-connect) have independent versions. The server version is shown by `/api/system/info` ([see how to check it](https://docs.lacunasoftware.com/en-us/articles/gecert/on-premises/check-version)); the Gecert Connect version, under **Advanced Settings**. ## Server ### 1.8.4 (2024-11-27) Updates database model: no #### New features `GET /api/keys/stopwatch-info` and `GET /api/keys/{id}/stopwatch-info` routes, with the time spent in each step, used by the **Check server connection** button of Gecert Connect 1.2.0 ### 1.8.3 (2024-11-11) Updates database model: no #### Bug fixes Fixed the display of the failure messages list and the use of the loading indicator in the web application ### 1.8.2 (2024-11-11) Updates database model: no #### Bug fixes Fixed concurrency issue ### 1.8.1 (2024-11-11) Updates database model: no #### Bug fixes Fixed the inclusion of the user's organizations when listing certificate accesses ### 1.8.0 (2024-11-11) Updates database model: no #### New features Copy of every authorization from one certificate to another (`POST /api/certificate-access/certificates/{from}/to/{to}` and the **Copy authorizations to another certificate** option in the certificate details) #### Improvements The response of a certificate access grant now carries the user's e-mail address Message explaining the access denied (HTTP 403) error in Gecert Connect, in case notifications are muted ### 1.7.6 (2024-04-10) Updates database model: no #### Improvements Logs: request ID in Serilog, operation times in the key stores, in the KMIP (Kryptus) client and in the routes used by the KSP, and cleaner logging of database commands Certificate validity dates shown with the day (`dd/MM/yyyy`) Removed the decryption debugging code from the Kryptus key store ### 1.7.5 (2024-04-02) Updates database model: no #### Improvements Cache of the Kryptus HSM responses (KMIP client), with the `ResponseCacheDisabled` option in the key store configuration Logs of the Gecert Connect requests to the server ### 1.7.4 (2023-12-20) Updates database model: no #### Bug fixes Fixed the block cipher mode and the hashing algorithm in the Kryptus HSM KMIP client, and the padding algorithm name in the logs ### 1.7.3 (2023-12-05) Updates database model: yes #### New features Key store access per organization: granted and removed by the Sys Admin in the organization details (`POST` and `DELETE /api/key-store-access`, `GET /api/subscriptions/{id}/key-stores`), with the `ViewKeyStoreAccess` and `ManageKeyStoreAccess` permissions. Only released key stores are offered to the organization `RS512` algorithm in signature and verification operations Option to use HSM (`UseHsm`) when importing keys into Azure Key Vault, and `TenantId` key store setting #### Improvements Gecert Connect: WebView2 Runtime included in the installer; retry of the request after the token is refreshed, with logout if it fails again; cache of the keys already verified ### 1.7.2 (2023-08-28) Updates database model: no #### Bug fixes Handled the case where the default key store is not available ### 1.7.1 (2023-08-28) Updates database model: no #### Improvements Error when trying to insert a key into a key store with key insertion disabled, and message in the web application when no key store is available The `DatabaseDefault` key store can be overridden in the `KeyStores` configuration section ### 1.7.0 (2023-08-24) Updates database model: yes #### New features **Certificate usage**: list of the operations performed with the key of each certificate (`GET /api/certificates/{id}/usage`) **Key Store Details** in the Sys Admin area and **Key Parameters** in the organization #### Improvements Number of accesses in each certificate's summary; error when deleting a key that still has a certificate ### 1.6.0 (2023-08-16) Updates database model: no #### New features **Key Stores** list in the Sys Admin area Removal of every access to a certificate and of every access of a user Key deletion in PKCS #11 key stores and `HardDelete` setting per key store Gecert Connect maintenance mode (`GecertConnect:UnderMaintenance`) ### 1.5.3 (2023-08-11) Updates database model: no #### Improvements Buttons disabled when the user has no permission; permissions checked on the key's or certificate's organization Encryption and signature verification performed with the certificate's public key Gecert Connect: server unreachable screen and log actions through `gecertconnect://logs/...` links ### 1.5.2 (2023-08-08) Updates database model: yes #### New features **Key usages** record: every operation performed by Gecert Connect is stored with date, user, operation, algorithm, hash and value Validity dates stored in the certificate, with the `update-certificate-validity-dates` command to fill in the existing certificates #### Improvements Gecert Connect: grouped notifications and certificate list refresh without blocking the interface ### 1.5.1 (2023-08-03) Updates database model: no #### Improvements Failure responses when adding or registering certificates (incorrect password, certificate already in the organization, certificate without an RSA key, key that does not match the certificate), shown in the web application Key deletion in the database key store ### 1.5.0 (2023-08-01) Updates database model: no #### New features Reports: expiration of the organization's certificates and events of one certificate, as XLSX, CSV or PDF Server configuration in Gecert Connect through the `gecertconnect://server/...` link, from the `GET /api/app-configuration/gecert-connect/server` route ### 1.4.1 (2023-07-26) Updates database model: no #### Bug fixes Fixed the listing of a certificate's authorized users ### 1.4.0 (2023-07-26) Updates database model: yes #### New features Kryptus kNET HSM key store, with its own KMIP client Check of the minimum Gecert Connect version (`GecertConnect:MinSupportedVersion`) `KeyInsertionDisabled` setting per key store #### Improvements Only users with access to the organization can be granted access to a certificate, and a user cannot have access to the same certificate in two organizations ### 1.3.0 (2023-07-13) Updates database model: yes #### New features Certificate registration (`.cer`) for an existing key and registration of keys that already exist in the key store Azure Key Vault key store Encryption and decryption operations through Gecert Connect Language selection in Gecert Connect ### 1.2.2 (2023-06-09) Updates database model: no #### Bug fixes The Gecert Connect installer no longer launches the application with elevated privileges ### 1.2.1 (2023-05-23) Updates database model: no #### Improvements Gecert Connect: single instance, button to open the logs, back button on the login screen and new icon PKCS #12 incorrect-password messages recognized in Portuguese, English and Spanish ### 1.2.0 (2023-04-17) Updates database model: no #### New features First version published with Gecert Connect 1.0.0: advanced settings, logs and notifications in the application ### 0.2.0 (2023-03-27) Updates database model: yes #### New features Gecert Connect: GrantID login, certificates and certificate details pages and installer with .NET 6 and the Lacuna Key Storage Provider ### 0.1.0 (2023-02-09) First version: organizations, keys, certificates, certificate accesses, events and the key routes used by the KSP ## Gecert Connect ### 1.2.0 (2024-11-27) #### New features **Check server connection** in the advanced settings, with the time of each step, and a color indicator of the server response time; advanced settings available before login Certificate verification counter on the initial load and certificate count in the page header #### Improvements Certificates verified in batches on the initial load; certificate polling interval of 60 seconds; local data cleaned up on logout ### 1.1.3 (2024-04-10) #### Improvements Expiration date with the day; logs with the times of the configuration fetch and of the named pipe ### 1.1.2 (2024-04-02) #### Improvements Loading indicator on the certificates page; retry of the request after the token is refreshed; keys already verified are not verified again; logs of the requests to the server ### 1.1.1 (2023-09-15) #### Improvements WebView2 Runtime included in the installer; error messages of the login screen initialization; maintenance polling every 60 seconds and notifications grouped within 30 minutes ### 1.1.0 (2023-08-17) #### New features Server configuration through the `gecertconnect://server/...` link; server not configured, server unreachable, update required and maintenance screens; log actions through links; language selection ### 1.0.3 (2023-06-09) #### Bug fixes The installer no longer launches the application with elevated privileges ### 1.0.2 (2023-05-22) #### Improvements Single instance; button to open the logs; back button on the login screen; installer icon and license ### 1.0.1 (2023-04-26) #### Improvements New logs in the named pipe and in the certificate installation ### 1.0.0 (2023-04-17) First published version